System of telegraphy



G. WOOD.

SYSTEM OF TBLEGRAPHY.

APPLICATION FILED APR.29,11109.

Patented June 17, 1913.

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ATTORNEY G. WOOD.

SYSTEM OF THLEGRAPHY.

.APPLIOATION FILED APR. 29, 1909 1 0 4 05 Patented June 17, 1913 7 3HEETS-SHEET 3.

G. WOOD.

SYSTEM or TELEGRAPHY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1909. 1,064,805. Patented June 17, 1913.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 4 3i [NI 1; NTOR G. WOOD.

SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1909.

1,064,805, 'Patented June 17,1913.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 5. J9

George %0d, /%w//22 I 7. v ATTORNEY.

G. WOOD.

SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHJY.

APPLICATION FILED APR.29,1909.

1,064,805, Patented June 17, 1913.

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BY J 2 r 741 5 0mm G. WOGD.

SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHY.

APPLICATION FILED APKZQ. 1909. v 1 064 805, Patented June 17, 1913.

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UNITED STATESPATENT ()FFIQE.

GEORGE WOOD, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB TO DEAN RAPID TELEGRAPH (30., A CORPORATION OF ARIZONA.

SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHY.

Speeificatienof Letters Patent.

Patented June 17 1913.

Application filed. April 29, 1909. Serial No. 493,020.

To (17] 7..iLOT/Z it may concern Be it known that l', Gnonou \Voon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas (ity, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Systems of 'lelegraphy, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a system of telegraphy, and embraces a. receiver adapted to print messages in page form, a stylus forming part oi said receiver and adapted to print the code which I employ, and a transmitter for sending impulses to the receiver.

The stylus passes to and fro across the paper on which the message is printed, and said paper is advanced by feeding nicchanism one step alter the printing of each line, so that the message is printed upon the paper in page form. The movements of the stylus and the paper feeding met-hanisn'i are so timed that the latter remains inactive while the former is printing each line of the message. The stylus embraces two charactenbearing levers controlled by two electronzagrnets cnt' rgizcd by a. local printingcircuit controlled by a polarized relay, adapted to close one branch of said circuit when the incoming current causes its tongue to more in one direction and to close the other branch oi said circuit when the tongue is-movcd in a reverse dire tion.

The pt'ilarizcd relay is actuated by positive and negative impulses received over a line wire from the transmitter. Plaid transmitter embodies two contact arms, one of which is in circuit with a battery for sending positive impulses to the polarized relay, and the ther is in circuit with a batteuvt'or sending ucg'atiw impulses to said relay.

'lluconta t arms are inoicd, one at a time, into (llflilll't'llltlti with adjacent terminals ot' the line \Yli'r by embossed tape trav cling: beneath said arms, and as each of the la trr engages a terminal, a corresponding impulse is transmitted to the polarized relay.

n the arcoznpanying drawings, which illustrate the invention: Figure 1 shows a plan view of the receiver. Fig. 2 is a. front (-ltKttilHH ol' the receiver with it brackets t' r carrying: av papcnroll, in crcss section. Fig. 31 is a rear elevation of the receiver. Fig". '1 is an end view of the receiver. Fig. 5 is a cross section on line V V of Fig. 1. hip. t is an end i w of the receiver in a rctern position to that shown in Fig. 4.

employed in conjunction with the transmitter. Fig. 15 is a. diagram showing the transi'nitter and the receiver electricalbconnected. Fig. l6 a side elevation of the transmitter.

In constructing" the-receiver, l employ a frame comprising a base 1, sides 2 mounted upon said base, and a pair o't rails 3, uniting the upper ends of the sides.

4 designates a pair of brackets projecting forwardly from the sides 2 to receive a shaft 5. carrying a pair of disks it, upon which a papcrroll 7, to receive the messages, is mounted. The free end of the paper is run through a pair of guide rods 8, thence over platen 9, and between a pair of teed-rollers l0. The lowermost toed roller is journaled in the sides 2 of the frame, and the upper un'st roller is journaled in a pairof bearings ll. pivotally secured to the sides 2 by screws 12, and provided with a pair of coil springs 13 attached at their lower ends to a pair of pins 14 for the purpose of drawing the uppermost roller down upon the paper, so that it will not slip when feeding said paper forwardly step by step. llaten 9 is secured at its ends to a pair of blocks 15, and guiderods 8 are carried by a pair of brackets 16 projecting forwardly from the platen.

l7 designates the stylus, which is reciprocably mounted upon the rails 3 to travel haclt and forth across the paperupon which the messages are printed. Said stylus comprises a carriage 18, two pairs of oppositely-disposed magnets M and M secured to the upper portion of said carriage, and a pair of character-bearing levers 19 and 20, pivotally mounted in the lower end of the carriage and provided With armatures 21 and 22, tively, by the magnets M and M. The ap proach of the armatures to theirrespect-ive magnets is limited by screws 23 adjustably engaging the lower portions of carriage l8. Lever 19 is provided at its free end with a character 24 adapted to print certain letters of the code, and lever 20 is provided at its free end with a character :25 adapted to cooperate with character 24 in printing the remainder of the letters of the code. Carriage 18 is provided with a pair of sleeves 26 which are slidably mounted and swiveled on the rearmost rail '3, to allow said carriage to be swung back to the inoperative position shown in Fig. 12, so that access may be had to the underside of the stylus" for the purpose of repairing the same or cleaning the characters. The carriage is retained in an operative position by a clip 27 loosely engaging the front rail and secured to the front portion of the carriage by a screw 28.

The carriage is drawn across the paper from left to right by a cable 29 and a drum 30, the cable being detachably connected at one end to the drum, and at its opposite end to a hook 31 projecting forwardly from one of the sleeves 26. Drum 30 is provided at its underside with a toothed clutch-momher 32, and at its upper side with an elongated hub 33, which is loosely-mounted upon a vertical drive-shaft 34, journaled at its ends in two bearings 35, secured to the outer surface'of the right side 2. Shaft is constantly driven when the receiver is in operation, by a fixed cog-wheel 36 adapted to be geared to and driven by a suitable motor, 36. Said shaft is also provided with a looselymountedtoothed clutch-memher 37 adapted to slide vertically th reon,

-but caused to rotate therewith ber 38 fixed to the shaft and provided with a pair of diametrically-opposed pins 39, paralleling the shaft and looselyextending 40 through a cross-arm 4O projecting from the lower end of the clutch-member 37.

Clutch-member 37 is thrown into engagement with clutchmember 32 to rotate the v drum in the direction of arrow a, Fig. 1, by

means of a lever 41 fulcrumed upon a pin 42, and provided at its free end with an armature 43 attracted at proper intervals by, an electromagnct (1, consisting of two coils secured to a bracket 44, projecting from the adjacent side 2 of the frame. When the eleetromagnet cis deencrgizcd, lever 41 is drawn to an inoperative position by a rctractile spring 45, and throws clutchmember 37 out o engagement with clutchmember 32', so that the stylus may be immediately drawn back to its normal position at the left side of the machine.

In moving backward to its normal position, the' stylus, through the instrumcntality 60,01 the cable 29 and drum 130 winds a coil spring 46 attached at its ends to said drum. and the uppermost bearing 35, to constantly retain the cable 29 taut whilethe stylus is moving back and forth over the paper. As 65 the stylus does not print upon the paper by a menu ,gether with the puslrbar,

when returning to its normal position, it is desirable to make the return movement much more rapidly than the movement to the right, so l accomplish the return movemen through the intcrmediacy of a heavy spiral spring 47. a drmu 48, and a cable 49, which latter is dctachably connected at its (lids to the drum and a hook 3O projecting from one of the sleeves 96. Drum 48 is loosely-n:ountcd upon a vertical stationary shaft 51, while the spiral spring 47 is so cured at its ends to said drum and the shaft 51. Shaft 51 is mounted in bearings 52 and o projecting from the left side of the machine, and hearing 53 is split and provided with a tightening screw 54 whereby it is made to grip shaft 51 and hold the same stationary. Shaft 51 is provided at its upper end with a knob 55 so that it may be turned, when screw 54 is loosened, to tension the spring 47.

In order to absorb the shock incident to the rapid return of the stylus. I provide the left side 2 with a cushion 56 for the adjacent sleeve 26 to impinge against. 1 also provide a dash-pot 57 containing a plunger 58, pivotally connected at its upper end to a bellcrank lever 59, the lower terminal of which is arranged in the path of a pin 60, projecting from the left sleeve 26, and adapted to pass through an opening 61 in the cushion and the adjacent side of the machine to strike lever 59. When pin impinges against the bell-crank lever, it caus s the same to lift plunger against the resistance of a liquid 62 in the dashpot, and thereby retards the motion of the stylus before its sleeve-- 26 impinges against the cushion 56.

When the stylus returns to its normal position, the upper portion thereof contacts with a sleeve 63 provided with an arm 64, which impinges against a selfopcning starting switch P, against its eontactpoint 7), carried by a block of insulation 65 secured to the-left side of the machine. Sleeve 63 is looselymounted upon a piislrhar 66, but prevented from turning thereon by lugs 67 slidably engaging the front rail 3. Pushhar 66 is slidably-mounted frame, but prevented from turning therein by a lug 68, frictionally engaging the frontrail The longitudinal movement of pushbar 66 is limited by a collar 69, fixed thereto and interposed between the sleeve 63 and the adjacent side of the frame, and a pin 69, extending through Lug 68 is arranged in the path of the up per portion of the stylus, so that should the same strike said lug, it. will force it, to-

to the right and cause said push-bar to open a safety-switch U, which will interrupt the circuit to magnet c, so thatrthe spring 45 may act on lever and pushes the same in the sides 2 of the its opposite end/ sesame 41 and cause ittodisengage the clutchmember 37 from clutch member 32, and all'ow spring 47 to return the stylus to its normal position before said stylus moves too far to the night and injures the machine.- Ordinarily the circuit to magnet 13 will be interrupted so that the stylus may return to its normal position before it engages the lug 68, but I provide the latter, together with the push-bar and the safetyswitch U, as a precautionary measure to obviate all danger of the stylus moving abnormally to the rightand striking against fixed portions of the receiver. Switch U is normally held closed by a coil spring 70, fixed at its ends to the switch and a statio'nary pin 71 upon which the switch is pivotally mounted. 1

As above stated, the stylus does not print. up'bn the paper when returning to its nor-- mal position, so advantage of this interval of time is taken to move the paperforward one step to receive another line of the message. The forward movement of" the paper is accomplished by spacing mecha' nism comprising the lowermost feed-roller a ratchet-wheel 72 fixed to said feed- I roller, a pawl 73 which engages the ratchet-- wheel and turns the same one step at a time, a rocker-arm 74 upon the upper end of which pawl 73 is pivotally mounted, a rocker-shaft 75 mounted in the left side 2 and carrying at its inner end the rocker arm 74, a rocker-arm 76 fixed to the Unit? end of shaft 75, a drum 77, a (able 78 at tached at its ends to the rocker-arm 7t; and the drum 77, a cog-wheel 79 integral with the upper end of drum 77, and a pinion 80, integral" with drum 48 to rotate wtherewith. A pawl 81 prevents the l t't'll' -/rollers from turning backward with the pawl 73,- the free end of which latter normally held in contact with the ratchotwheel 72 by a spring 73 The free end of pawl 81 is heldin engagement with ratrhol wheel 72 by a coil spring Fil A From the above description it will he understood that the rclurrl movement of the carriage and the spacing of the paper Wlll be controlled from the same source the spiral spring 47' hen e. there will he no danger of the spacing mechanism opcrating when the stylus is moving to the right and printing on the paper.

Slack in cable 78 is taken up by an Hijusting device comprising, a sleeve 82. t

which one end of the cable is attached, said sleeve'being adjnstahly-monnlod in arm T to which it is fixed after adjustnu nl. a set-screw Q3. Drumv 77 is journaled on :1 stub-shaft 84 extending upward from an .arm 85 integral with the bearing 52. The forward movement of pawl 73, when turning the feed-rollers, is limited by the rocker arm 76 contacting with a stop-pin 76 pmjectxing from the adjacent side 2 of the frame. When the stylus moves to-the right, rocker-arm 741' is carried back with pawl 73, by a coil-spring 74. one end of which is secured to shaft 75. Spring 74? also keeps cable 78 taut when it unwound from drum 7? by the stylus moving to the right.

86 designates a fIlCll()Il-CllltCll which breaks the circuit. whereby the stylus is drawn to the right. Said clutch comprises a resilient spider 87 fixed to a shaft 88 by a set-screw S9, and a disk 90 loosely-mounted upon said shaft. Shaft. 88 is journaled in a hearing 9] on v trainee, and is constantly driven while the 92 fixed to the shaft, and a worm 93 which is fixed to the drive-shaft 34-. Disk 90 of the irictioirclutch is provided with an armature $34 which. extends over the poles of an electromagnet 3, whereby it is attracted when s d magnet is energized, and holds the disk 0 stationary against the action of the constantly rotating: spider. When the i'na g net heroin-es deinergized, the spider. 87 which trii-tionally engages the disk 90, will turn the same and slowly lift the armature 94 toward the free ends of a pair of circnit hreakera \V and X, one of which controla the circuit whereby the stylus is drawn to the right. I

l' lhould magnet 8 become energized be fore the armature opens: the oircuit-hri-akors, the attra tion of said magnet will draw the armature down against the resistance of the t'riction elul h, but it the magnet remains (lot on-nixed until the armature opens the \ll't'llll-l3lttliCQlS. the circuit controlling the stylus will be interrupted so that said stylus may he instantly drawn back to its normal po ition. The upward movement of Hl'lllfll l't 4 is limited hv a SQl' SPllHV 95 adjust- Ward from the adjacent sido CircuitliH'nlfl'lH W and X tii'iinprisr two lovers 9? pivoted to posts 3 and a pair of contact point. 1 and ;r. tho rontacl points and the owls of said platen, and has its ends attar-hwi to a pair of spooh lO-l, mounted in hearings W4, and pro'iidrd with knohs 10! whorehy they may he turned to shift. the rihhon when not. i in order to pre vent. the spools fr m rnlentally l inning and engages said arm, while its opposite end the right side of the machine is in operation by a worm-wheelposts being secured to a. lll()(l( of insulation downward through two openings 102 in the allowing the ribbon to become slack, I provide resilient brakes 106, which fric'tionally engage the peripheries of the spools. The ribbon is also held from moving to the right with the stylus by a resilient clamp 107, Fig. 2, which bears against the ribbon and is secured to an arm 108, depending from the left end oi the platen.

109 designates a knife whereby the paper is torn into a message sheet after the message has been printed thereon. Said knife is pivotally mounted on the shaft of the 111)6)8III10S13 roller 10, so that its cutting-edge 11 may be pressed downward into enga gement with the lowermost feed-roller When tearing off the message. When the knife is released it is immediately restored to its normal position against a stop 111 by a coil spring 112, having its ends attached to the knife and the adjacent bearing 11 of the uppermost feed-roller, which bearing also carries stop 111, Figs. 1, 3, and 5.

Referring to Figs. 15 and 16, I will proceed to briefly describe the transmitter for sending the impulses to the receiver. Said transmittefconsists of a frame 113, and a pair .of pivotally-mounted contact arms 114 and 115, which are raised one at a time into engagement with the terminals 116 and 117, respectively, of the linewire D, by the embossed tape 118, whirh is fed beneath the contact arms by a Iced-roller 119 and a feeda'oller 120, which latter is driven by a cog-wheel 121, adaptedto be geared to a motor, not shown. Tape 118 has two rows of embossments 122 and 123, the former of which is adapted to actuate the contact arm 114, while the latter is adapted to actuate the contact arm 115. Each row of embossments is divided into groups by spaces 124, and each group in row 122 has an initial embossment 125, for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. Each group of embossments, except the initial embossment 125, is equal in length to a line of printed matter on the message-sheet, and the embossments in one group are alternately arranged with the embossments in the opposite group, so

that the contact arms will not be simultane-' ously lifted into ei'igagement with the terminals of the line wire, and thus short-circuit the transmitter instead of sending-the impulses ,to the receiver.

Referring now to the diagram, Fig. 15, which shows the circuits of the transi'nitter and the receiver, and also the line wire: A designates a transmitting station and P a. rcceiving station. The transmitting station has a local circuit including batteries C and C, of opposite polarity, for transmitting negative and positive impulses, respectively. Each battery communicates with a grounded terminal d of the line wire D. Battorv C also connnunicates with the contact arm 114,

.While battery C communicates with the con- .line wire, thence through thelatter to elec tromagnets F and F of a polarized relay, and returns to bat-tery C through the line wire D. The negative impulse passing through the polarized relay will draw the vibratory tongue G thereof against a terminal H of a local printing circuit I, containing the stylus, and communicating with a local battery J, which will transmit an im pulse of equal duration to the negative impulse, through t-he receiver and thereby start the stylus on its movement to the right. The printing circuit impulse will traverse a wire K, tongue G, terminal H, a branch wire L, electromagnet M of the stylus, a wire N, a wire 0, the starting-switch P, a wire Q, a wire R, the electromagnet S, a wire T, the safety-switch U, and returns to battery J through a wire V. As the magnet S is energized by the impulse, it will attract armature 94dowi1ward from beneath the circuit-breakers W and X, against the resistance of the friction-clutch 86, and permit said circuitbreakers to engage their respective terminals 10 and m. Circuit-breaker W thus maintains the printing circuit in a closed position, whereas it would otherwise be left open by the starting-switch when the stylus moves away from the same. Likewise, circuitbreakcr X holds the stylus controlling circuit Z closed, whereby the movement of the stylus to the right is controlled. As the stylus starts across the paper, it will release the startingswitch P, and thereby interrupt the circuit through wires 0 and Q. The printing circuit, however, is maintained by the closing of the circuit-breaker W, as above described, and instead of the succeeding impulses passing through wires 0 and Q, they will pass through wire Y, the cir cuit-breaker W, and wire Z to wire R. When the currentreaches the positive side of battery J, it divides, part flowing through wire K to the printing circuit, and the remainder thereof through the circuit Z'.,comprising a wire a, circuit-breaker X, a wire 6, magnet c, and a wire 6, and merges with the printing circuit at the safety-switch U. As

the current passes through magnet c it will energize the same and ca'use said magnet to attract armature 43 downward and thus throw the toothed clutch member 37 into engagement with the toothed clutch member 32 to move the stylus to the right' When emhossments in rcw 123 pass beneath contact arm 11 pr'isitive impulses will he trims n'iitterl from battery (71 through time wire I) to the polarized rel-13,1, and return to .uiil battery through the grounded terminals 1/ and 1!. The positive impulses will intermiu tcnlly draw tongue (l against the terminal H of the printing circuit and thereby intermittently cloixa the some, so "hut impulses of like duration Will be transmitted from butte 'y J, over wire K. tongue G, hranc'h wire L, magnet M, and wire 5.", from which the positive impulses will. pursue the same course traversed by the negative impulses. As the magnets M and M liecome energized, respectively, by the negative and positive isnpulses, they will actuate their 'cspective clr ractel bearing arms and thus print the message upon the paper as the stylus moves across the same. When the initial embossment 125 passes from beneath the contact arm 114, the line wire and printing, circuits will be moi'ucnturily interrupted, but the stylus controlling circuit remains closed. he-

cnuse the armature 94 will not have time to operate the circuit-breult rs W and X before another embossnient pa 5 beneath one of the contact arms to transmit another unpulse. Thus it will be understood that while the magnet S momentarily ileiinergixeil lietween impulses, magnet remains energized by the constant current through circuit. Z, end the stylus will therefore he steadily drawn to the right until one of the spaces 124, between the groups of'crnhossments. passes beneath the contact; arms. -l'Vhen this occurs, the pause between the couuyaratiycly rapid succession of impulses is of sufiicient duration. to allow armature 94 to open the circuit-breakers lV and X, and allow the stylus to return to its normal position before the initial oinbossment of group reaches the contact arm 114. By cur ploying this arrangement, it is immaterial whether the stylus and the embossed strip travel at the suuie speed or not, the long pause gives the stylus time to return to normal position. and be ready to start another line of the message by the time the initial euibossinent. of each group is ready to pass beneath contact arm 114, hence complicated synchronizing inccluinis n is unnecessary The signals lll'flil'l llll'tml by the ini ial cmbnssiuents signify nothing in the message, and are merely employed to allow the stylus to attain normal speerl'before the message signals are transmitted, hence uniform spacing 0 the printed cl'iarncters is insured.

.Haring thustlescrihed my invention, what I claim iszi 1, In system of telegrephy, circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by u succession of impulses, a, line wire over which said impulses are trunsmittetl, means for sending said impu ses over the line wire,

stylus to normal position the following a printing a reciproculilymountetl stylus, a stylus controlling circu t comaunicating With said mg u. long pause hcte'ccn impulses, and

means for restoring the his to uoru'ial po sition during the interruption of tin controlling circuit.

:2. In i system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to he intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, a line Wire over which said impulses are transmitted, means for sending said impulses over the line wire, :1 rocipuin-uhly-:uoi.uite(l stylus, a, stylus con trolling ci ":Jit communicating with said printing circuit to control the increment of the stylus in one direction, uuton'iutic means {or interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during u long puuse between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to nor nml position during the intcrriutition of its controlling circuit.

3. In a system of telegruphy, u printing circuit adapted to he intermittently closed by :1 succession of ii'lipulscs, a line wire over which said impulses are transmitted, means for sending" said impulses over the line wire, a reciprocshlyunounted stylus, a. stylus coir trolling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, electricallycorr trolled teens for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause be tween impulses, and means for restoring the during the inter ruption of its controlling circuit.

41. In a system of telegrephy, a printing circuit adapted to he intermittently closed by a succession of impulses a line wire over which said impulses are transmitted, .lueuns for sending said impulses over the line wire, a reciprccuhlypmuntcd stylus, a stylus controlling circuit .i'l-omn uuicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one lillt."tl()l1, mechanism for iuterruptii'ig: said stylus controllingcircuit during a, long pause between impulses, menus controi .ti hy the impulse. 2r hold- ,l mechunisin i o 'ierutivc, and means for restoring ie his to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

by the impulses to hold the second clutchmember inoperative, and means for restoring the'stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

6. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for trans mitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocablyonomited stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit o control the movement of the stylus in one direction, a worm-driven clutch -member, a second clutch-member adapted to be actuated by the first clutchmember to interrupt the stylus controlling circuit, an electromagnet energized by the impulses to hold the second clutch member inoperative, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the inter ruption of its controlling circuit.

7.- In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for trans mitting impulses to said printing circuit, a. rcciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with sait printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, a starting-switch controlled by the stylus to initially close said stylus controlling circuit, means for holding the stylus controlling circuit; closed when said starting-switch opens, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

8. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a rcciprocably-mountcd stylus, a stylus con trolling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, a self-opening starting-switch controlled by the stylus to initially close said stylus controlling circuit, means for holding the stylus controlling circuit closed when said starting-switch opens, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

9. In a system of 'telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transn'iitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocal'ily mounted stylus, a stylus controllingmircuit communicating with said prii'iting'circnit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, a starting switch controlled by the stylus to initially close said stylus controlling circuit, a circuitbrcaker for holding the stylus controlling circuit closed when said starting-switch opens, means for opening said circuitbreaker during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position durin the interruption of its controlling circuit.

10. In a system of telegraphy, a printin clrcuit adapted to be intermittently close by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus: a stylus con trolling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, a startin switch controlled by the stylus to initialIy close said stylus controlling circuit, a circuit-breaker for holding the stylus controlling circuit closed when said startingswitch opens, friction-ally controlled means for opening said circuit-breaker during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

11. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means independent of the stylus 'for interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

12. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for tran mitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control themovement of the stylus in one direction, means controlled by the stylus for interrupting the stylus con trolling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit. 1 13. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, a safety-switch controlled. by the stylus for interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption ofit-s controlling circuit.

14. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for trans- Knitting impulses to printing circuit, a r- -ipriicahlyun tinted stylus, a stylus coir circuit connnunicating with said g1 circuit to control the HM cincnt of ,flus in one direction, a safety-switch controlled by the stylus for interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, a puslrhar between tho stylus and the safety-switch whereby the h tter opening" by said stylus, and means for restoring: the stylus to normal position during the interruption. of its controlling circuit.

in a system of telegraph a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocablyonounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, it self-closing sutcty-switch controlled by the stylus for intcrrupting the stylus controlling curcuit during: a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal po' sition during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

16. In a system of tclegrupliy, a, printing circuit adapted to he intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for trans initting impulses to said Jrinting circuit, a reciprocublyonountcd stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in our; direction, a starringswitch to initially close said stylus controlling circuit, means for holding the last-mentioned circuit closed. when said starting-switch opens, a safety-switch for interrupting the stylus controlling circuit, and a stylus controlled push-hair for actuating tl safety switch.

17. In a system of telegmphy, a printing circuit adapted to he intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a rcciprocuhly--mounted stylus, u. stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movomcnt of the stylus in one direction, winding incohunisni thrown into gcur hy the last-incutioned circuit to, more the stylus in said direction, and means for interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a. long pause between impulses.

18. In a system of tch-gruphy, 21. printing circuit :nlnptrd to he intermittently closed. by a succession of impulses, means for trims inittiug in'uiulscs to said printing circuit, it rcciprocnlily mounted, stylus, astylus con trolling circuit cimununicziting with said i nk! circuit. to control the movement of the stylus in m'i'; Jirt-ction, Winding mechanism t: rown into gear by the lust-mentinned circuit to more the stylus in said direction, l11c21l1S,fOl interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a long pause betwccn unpulscsmnd moans forautomatically thr wing the winding mechanism out of gear when the stylus controlling circuit 15 interrupted.

if). in a system of telegraph printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a 76 ru-iprccuhly mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit. communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of tho stylus in one direction, winding mechanism thrown into gear by tho last-mcng tioned circuit to move the stylus in said direction, moans tor interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controllii'ig circuit.

20. ln a system of telegrnphy, u printin circuit adapted to be intermittently close by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a 99 reciprocubly-mountcd stylus, a stylus 0011- trolling circuit conn'nunicnting with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, winding mechanism thrown into gear by the last-1ncntinned circuit to move the stylus in said direction, means for interrupting the stylus controlling circuit during a long pause he tween impulses, and resilient means for automatically throwing the Winding mechunism out of gear when the stylus controlling circuit is interrupted.

21. In a system of telegraph a printin circuit adapted tobe intermittently close I by a succession of impulses, means for transinitting impulses to said printing circuit, a rcciprocuhlymounted stylus, a stylus con trolling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, on eleotromagnet 119 in the lust-mentioned circuit, a lever at tracted by said electromagnet, a constantly rotating clutch-member controlled by said lower, :i'druni containing a clutch-member engaged by said constantly rotating olutchmember when the eiectrom agnet is entergizcd, and: a cable connecting the stylus and said drum. In a system of telegraph a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed 130 by a succession of impulses, means for trims mitting impulses to said printing circuit, a rociprociihly-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, an electromagnct in the last-mentioned circuit, a lever utlracted by said elcctromagnet, a constantly tating chitcluneniher controlled by said lever, 1i drum containing a, clutchmcinbcr 1 0 engaged by said constantly rotating clutchmember when the electromagnet is energized, a cable connecting the stylus and said drum, and resilient means having one end stationary and its opposite end secured to the drum to keep the cable taut on said drum.

23. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit, and cushioning means to obviate shock to the stylus on returning to said normal position.

24. In a system of telegraphy, a printin circuit adapted to be intermittently close by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit dur ing a ong pause between impulses, means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit, a dash-pot, and a plunger in said dash-pot, actuated by the stylus on returning to normal position.

25. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circult, 'a reciprocablymounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and resilient means for restoring the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

26. In a systenr of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, and mechanism independent of the circuits, to restore-the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

27. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed drum, a cable attached to the stylus and.

said drum, and means for rotating the drum to restore the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit.

28. In a system of telegraphy, a printing. circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, a drum, a cable attached to the stylus and said drum, and resilient means for rotating the drum to restore the stylus to normal posi ion during. the interruption of its controll g circuit.

29. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted -to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciproca ly-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said printing circuit to control the movement ob the stylus in one direction, means "for interrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, mechanism to restore the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit, and paper feeding means actuated by said mechanism to feed paper beneath the stylus.

30. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses tofsaid printing circuit, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicatlng with said printing circuit to control the movementof the stylus in one direction, gmeans for interrupt-ing said stylus controlling circuit during a long pause between impulses, mechanism to restore the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit, paper feeding means actuated by said mechanism to feed paper beneath the stylus, and a knife carried by said paper feeding means. v

31. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing cir- .cu-it, a reciprocably-mounted stylus, a stylus controlling circuit communicating with said 1 printing circuit to control the movement of the stylus in one direction, means for in' terrupting said stylus controlling circuit during a long,' pause between impulses, mechanism to restore the stylus to normal position during the interruption of its controlling circuit, paper feeding means actuated by said mechanism to feed paper heneath the stylus, a knife carried by said paper feeding means, an ink-ribbon between the piper and the stylus, and a platen adjacent said ink-ribbon.

32. In a system of telegraphy, a printing circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit, a reciprocaloly-mounted stylus, means for moving the stylus in one direction during the continuance of said impulses, and means for restoring the stylus to normal position during a comparatively long cessation of impulses.

33. In a system of telegraphy, a printing; circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for transmitting impulses to said printing circuit. a reciprocably-mounted stylus, means for moving the stylus in one direction during the continuance of said impulses, and automatic means for restoring the stylus to normal position during acomparatively long cessation of impulses.-

34. In a system of telegraphy, a printing; circuit adapted to be intermittently closed by a succession of impulses, means for trans" mittin impulses to said printing circuit. a. reeiprocably-inomited stylus, means for moving the stylus in one direction during the continuance of said impulses, and mechanism independent of the circuits, to restore the stylus to normal position during the in-- tcrruption of its controlling circuit.

35. In a system of telcgraphy, a printin; circuit adapted to he intermittently closed ry a succession of impulses, means for trans-- HllltipQ impulses to said printing circuit. a i' cciproeahly-mounted stylus, automatic means for moving the stylus in one dir c lion during the continuance of said impulses, and means for restoring the ;-;tylu:-.a to normal position during a comparatively long, cessation of impulses.

36. In a system of lelegraphy. a reciprocahly-mounted stylus, means for transmit ting impulses thereto, mechanism [or tour-- ing said stylus in one direction. a circuit for controllin aid mechanism. and means tor restoring the stylus: to normal position when the circuit is interrupted, energy being in creased Within said means loy the stylus when moving from its normal position,

37. In a system of teleuraphy, a rccipro cahlyanounied stylus. means for transmitting impulses thereto, me hanism for mom ing said stylus in one directi n, a circuit for controlling said nicchanimn. a friction clutch for interrupting said ircuit. and mean for restoring tlic stylus to normal position when the circuit is inbrrupted.

3B. In a system of telegraph a pair of rails, and a stylus recipr icahly-mounted thereon. said stylus also being wirelcd upon one of said rails so that access may he had to its characters.

39. In a system of telegraphy, a reciprocahlyunountel stylus, int-ans t'or moying said stylus in one direction, means f r restoring the stylus to normal poaitioina drum geared toyaid restoring m ans. a tUtllitl' arm actuated by said drum. ralchctunccln anism actuated by said rocker-arm. and feed-rollers actuated by said rutchelnu-rhanism, to t ed paper beneath the stylus.

i In a system of the character dewrilicd. a printing circuit, a rcciprocalilj.mountcd stylus, :1 stylus controlling circuit coinniunr eating); with said printingcircuit tor con trolling the movcnu-nt of the ;.tyli.--w in our dircction. a iransn'iitter tor coutrcliiiw the printing circuit, a slicet or ta elements for controlling: said ll'llll llllilt'l', said elements being interrupted at intervals by coinparutiycly long." space u'l\l-i 'ny the transmitter is; permitted to pause and iutcrrupt the printing circuit tor comparalircly lone pcriods of time. means for iutcrruplii the stylus controlling circuit during long pcriod.--; ot' time, and incans t r rctinn thc stylus to its normal pavilion lul, the intcrruption oi its controlling: cir=-uit.

ln tcstiniony whereof I allix my signature. in, the presence of two witncsses.

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1. (Jr. Fiscurtu, M. Cox.

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